Signs of spring time are starting to show! Fewer nights with the heater on, longer days, and daylight savings around the corner. The biggest sign of spring time is the availability of tomato plants at the local Home Depot. I was pleasantly surprised to see a few varieties available in mid February. I haven’t decidedContinue reading “Spring! Tomatoes Planted”
Tag Archives: Patio Gardening
Last Harvest of 2020
It is currently winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It doesn’t normally get cold enough for ice or snow in my area so the ornamental plants in my patio like the lavender and salvia plants are still green. I amazingly also have a couple of plants bore fruit as well! I have a small chili pepperContinue reading “Last Harvest of 2020”
Cantaloupe Fail
As closure on my melon season, the last cantaloupe plant did not produce ripe fruit. As mentioned in Melon Harvest, the last cantaloupe plant had three fruits on it and two of the fruits started to ooze and mold at the vine connected to the fruit. I cut those two off and there was oneContinue reading “Cantaloupe Fail”
Melon Harvest
Ah vine ripen melons. They are definitely a touch sweeter than store bought melons. I also must note, they aren’t as large as the melons in store. You can read about this years’ melon journey in these posts: Melons! Melons – One Month Update Melons – Three Month Update I will admit this post isContinue reading “Melon Harvest”
Sterilize Soil for Next Season
In an ideal world, soil is perfect and I wouldn’t have to worry about pests and disease sitting in soil awaiting next years crops. Unfortunately I do have to worry about pests and disease. So I have a couple options at hand. Discard the used soil and buy new soil or sterilize the used soilContinue reading “Sterilize Soil for Next Season”
Tomato Fails – Grey Mold
In a perfect tomato world, with the perfect conditions, there would be no pests, no disease, tomato vines would stand straight no matter how heavy, and abundant warm weather for tomato plants to flourish. Unfortunately, it isn’t a perfect world. There are bugs, birds, raccoons, all sorts of diseases, vines fall over because they areContinue reading “Tomato Fails – Grey Mold”
Melons – Three Month Update
The first time I grew an actual ripen melon and picked it from the vine was last year, just under nine months ago. It was not the size you would find in a store but, I think it was a respectable size, about the size of a softball. I wasn’t expecting anything to grow, IContinue reading “Melons – Three Month Update”
Tomatoes – Four Months!
It took about four months to harvest at least one tomato from each variety. I suspect the Husky Cherry Red, Early Girl, and San Marzano have been struggling because of aphid issues. The aphid population have decreased slowly but there are still some here and there. The husky cherry red tomato plants, struggling with aphids,Continue reading “Tomatoes – Four Months!”
Plum Tree
Nothing beats a tree ripened stone fruit like peaches, nectarines, or plums. I inherited what I discovered was a plum tree when I moved into my home a few years ago. It did not fruit the first few years, so I had no idea what type of tree it was. A couple of years agoContinue reading “Plum Tree”
Melons – One Month Update
Its just over a month now when I got all four melon plants planted. Not much going on, slow growing. I was unable to plant all four plants at the same time so there is some difference in growth. The first honeydew melon planted is much taller than the rest. I am using garden clipsContinue reading “Melons – One Month Update”
My Small Space Gardening 